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27 Jun 2008

Fight dem biofuels! Fight dem!

Hi,

The EU is currently debating the draft Renewable Energy Directive, whichincludes a 10% mandatory biofuel taret for transport. There will be atleast one important vote by an EU parliamentary committees during July.

We have got a new email alert to UK MEPs, asking them to vote against abiofuel target and to support a moratorium on agrofuelsfrom large-scale monocultures and in particular on all targets andincentives. Such an EU moratorium call is supported by over 200organisations (see: www.econexus.info/biofuels.html)

Apart from taking part in the email alert, it would be very helpful if youcould also contact your MEPs directly - either phone, or, if possible,meet them during a surgery. To find out who your MEPs are, seewww.europarl.org.uk/uk_meps/MembersMain.htm .

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